February Campfire Rosary

Here we are ending one month and starting another, which means it's time for another campfire rosary on Friday. The temperature is getting warmer so it should be a great night for a campfire. We shouldn't need all the coats and scarves and gloves as we did in February. But we had a great fire that kept us warm and we had our chairs right up to the fire. I even had to loosen my scarf and jacket it got so warm.

In February, we tried and said a rosary litany. We said the Joyful Mysteries but inserted a small invocation phrase in the Hail Mary after the name of Jesus. During the first mystery, we said "announced by the angel Gabriel", then continued with Holy Mary, Mother of God. We repeated the same phrase throughout the mystery to make it easier for our first time doing a litany. St. Louis de Montfort encouraged this addition of one phrase to give the Hail Mary a meditative feel and to help focus on the Mystery being said. We will definitely do a litany again. It's even something you might try in your own recitation of the Rosary.

This Friday, being Lent, we have the Stations of the Cross, the Campfire Rosary, and the Fish fry. So come to Stations, enjoy the fish fry, and stop by the campfire. The Knights have a great fish fry. Come and enjoy fried or baked fish with coleslaw, fries, baked beans and dessert. You even get to sit down and be served. The fish fry seems to be a Catholic tradition during Lent and the Knights do a good job. Remember, too, that their profits stay here in the community. They do service projects for St. Anne's and charities in the area. So let's show them our support.

The Men of St. Joseph will lead the March Rosary. Please come and pray with us. We'll have rosaries if you can't find yours. We have benches if you can't find a chair. We have prayer books and cards to help. We just need you to come and join us.